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lendable

lendable

3.3
Something someone can borrow to use for a time
  • adjective
  • /ˈlɛndəbl/
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  • Amazon notes that "not all books are lendable; it is up to the publisher or rights holder to determine which titles are eligible for lending."

Examples

  • Before borrowing, confirm that the digital file is lendable and available for sharing.

  • Amazon does let people loan out some Kindle books for a period of 14 days, but not all books are lendable, and books can only be loaned out once.

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  • Not all books are lendable; it is up to the publisher or rights holder to determine which titles are eligible for lending.

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  • Amazon wants every Kindle e-book to be lendable at least once, cutting sales in half.

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  • So we have desktops and lendable laptops that have screen readers, zooming software, things like that.

  • The library has many lendable books that you can borrow for up to three weeks.

  • Some textbooks are not lendable, so make sure to check if you can share them with friends.

Synonyms

loanable
vslendable
3.6

Something you can borrow, like books, equipment, or money

is used for any item available to be given out temporarily

Surface Forms

lendable positive

Morphology

lendable = lend (transparent) = lend + able

Standard adjective formation from the verb 'lend' with '-able' meaning 'able to be lent', directly derivable by learners.

Etymology

The word lendable is built from the verb lend ('to give for a time') and the ending -able ('able'), so it simply means 'able to be lent'.